The association aims to promote vocational training in basic commercial skills and knowledge of the trust/real estate industry for salespeople with basic and advanced basic training. The association strives to coordinate commercial basic training on the one hand among companies and on the other hand with the responsible state and private authorities. It supports the organization and implementation of inter-company courses, industry final exams, trainer training, apprenticeship promotion, and the efforts of member associations in vocational training. The association is registered as an accredited trust industry with the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SBFI). The association is active throughout Switzerland.